Conakry vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Conakry	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1061	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$523	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1308	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1738	$333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	37
😀 Quality of life	25	49
🏙️ Population	1.67M	2.47M

The cost of living in Conakry is 44% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 5090th and 6726th ($1061 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Guinea and Zambia, respectively. Check Guinea vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Conakry compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 8567th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Lusaka

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	Conakry	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.09	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1794	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$885	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.6	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$279	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.89	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.79	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.2	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.63	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6527	$9642

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$998
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$998
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1346
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$1019
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1278
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$804
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1272
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$827
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$964
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$523
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$1007
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$487
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$552
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$507
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$477
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$999
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1000
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$487
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$998
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1052
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1114
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$489
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$569
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$487
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$970
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$490
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$647
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$491
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$916
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$499
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$490
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$904
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$489
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$937

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675